Travel and Tourism
This page brings together our latest insights on travel and tourism from a place branding perspective. Discover how cities, regions, and countries position themselves as attractive destinations for visitors — through storytelling, experience design, sustainability, and strategic promotion.
Explore interviews, showcases, and rankings that highlight what makes destinations stand out in a competitive global tourism landscape.
Stefan Roesch on Films, Destination Marketing and Tourism Opportunities
Stefan Roesch of New Zealand in this interview highlights the connections between films (feature films and TV productions), destination marketing and tourism.
Destination Marketing: Burden or Opportunity for Tourism Sustainability?
Destination marketing and its impact on destination sustainability is one of the topics discussed in a recent Sustainability Leaders Project interview with the Kenyan sustainable tourism consultant Judy Kepher-Gona.
Don Dioko on Macau, Tourism Marketing and Destination Branding in China
Don Dioko, Professor and Director of the International Tourism Research Centre in Macau, China, reflects on tourism marketing and destination branding research. He also addresses the pitfalls of region branding, refering to China’s Greater Bay Area development.
Andrej Kóňa on Destination Slovakia, Nation Brands and Country Reputation
Andrej Kóňa of Brand Institute Slovakia in this interview shares his thoughts on Slovakia as destination, its country reputation and nation brand.
Sustainable Tourism Index Reveals Countries Leading in Destination Sustainability
Sustainable Tourism Index: country destinatins leading in sustainability, according to research by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Overtourism in European Cities: Study Reveals Root Causes, Consequences and Possible Solutions
Ko Koens of NHTV Breda University discusses findings of a recent study on overtourism in major European cities, the root causes, consequences and feasible solutions.